Combined cigarette and match package



Oct. 2, 1934.

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Patented Oct. 2, 1934 PATENT OFFICE:

COMBINED CIGARETTE AND MATCH PACKAGE Rodney S. Pullen, Akron, Ohio, assignor to Pullenlite Company, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application July 7 1930, Serial No. 466,184 9 Claims. (01. 206-48) My invention relates ,to a packet for matches I and cigarettes.

A purpose of my invention is to associate matches and cigarettes in the same packet. A further purpose is to associate a match with each cigarette of a cigarette packet so placed that I the match may be withdrawn simultaneously with the cigarette, preferably igniting during withdrawal to ignite the cigarette.

A further purpose is to line one side of a paper box for cigarettes and matches with corrugated paper, seating the inner portions of successive cig- I cigarette when withdrawing the cigarette and 7 match, the match head igniting during the simultaneous withdrawal and in position beyond the end of the cigarette for ignition of the cigarette.

A further purpose is to provide a packet having two rows of cigarettes with a match outside of and adjacent to each cigarette placed for simu1- taneous withdrawal with the cigarette.

A further purpose is to provide the cigarettes of a packet with an oval contour and to associate v the cigarettes with matches having paper shanks,

placing the cigarettes and matches preferably at an angle with the side of the packet.

A further purpose is to provide a packet for efiectively sealing the cigarettes from the air,

the packet comprising either an outer casing and an inner drawer container for the matches and cigarettes or a packet having a portion of the sides near one end of the packet hinged and fit-' ting together for better sealing of the packet contents.

Further purposes will appear in the specifics."- tion and in the claims.

I have elected to illustrate my invention in a few forms only, selecting forms that are practical and efficient and which well illustrate the principles involved.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating an opened packet that embodies one form of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the packet shown in Figure 1, the packet being shown closed.

Figure 3 is a section taken upon the line 3--3 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section taken upon the line 4-4 of Figure 6.

Figure 5 is a front view of a detail, being a paper strip preferably casing one side of the match sticks and desirably carrying ignition ma- 0 terial to light the matches during match withdrawal and cooperating with a corrugated strip to encase the match sticks.

Figure 6 is a vertical section taken upon the line 6- -6 of Figure 3.

Figure '7 is a view corresponding to Figure 2 but of a somewhat different form of packet and with the front portion of the box removed to disclose the matches and cigarettes in the box .interior, the packet showing the matches in position to ignite the cigarettes during the simultaneous withdrawal of a match and cigarette.

Figure 8 is a section of Figure '7 taken upon the line 88 thereof.

Figure 9 is a horizontal section taken upon the line 9-9 of Figure 10 illustrating a different form.

Figure 10 is a vertical section taken upon the line 10-10 of Figure 9.

Figures 11 to 14 inclusive, illustrating horizontal sections of slightly different forms of match packets in which the matches have fiat paper shanks showing the match shanks and cigarettes of variant sectional contours arranged at difierent angles with respect to the side of the packet.

-Figure 15 is a fragmentary section showing a difierent form ofcontainer.

My invention is directed to a packet for use by cigarette smokers and provides means for igniting the cigarettes as withdrawn, a match being associated with each cigarette in the packet with its head in position for cigarette ignition and with ignition material along the withdrawal path of the match head so that when the smoker withdraws the cigarette and the match the match ignites in position to light the cigarettes.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figure 1, the packet includes an outer casing 16 and an inner drawer portion 17 that contains the cigarettes 18 and matches 19 side by side.

I'he drawer portion containing the cigarettes andlmatches is shown pulled part way from the outer casing, presenting the cigarettes and associated matches in position for easy withdrawal from the drawer by the smoker.

The drawer portion 17 slides in and out of the casing and the flap 20, when the drawer has been slid home, fits inside the outer portion of the casing as best seen in Figures 2 and 6.

Inside the drawer portion of the packet I provide a transversely corrugated strip 21 and register the cigarettes in the corrugations on one side of the strip and the matches in the corrugations upon the other side of the strip, the cigarettes and matches alternating, as best seen in Figures 3 and 4.

The corrugated strip 21 has a width less than the length of the match sticks so that the match sticks extend outwardly at 22 along the outer portions 23 of the cigarettes and are readily taken hold of simultaneously with the cigarette during the withdrawal of the cigarette, the cigarettes extending outwardly some distance beyond the matches.

For withdrawal a smoker takes simultaneous hold of the cigarette and match, pressing the two together between finger and thumb pulling the cigarette and its associated match out together and during the withdrawal movement the match ignites.

The flame of the ignited match is in position to light the cigarette and after the cigarette has been ignited the match stick may be thrown away being individually entirely separate from the cigarette.

Desirably the matches in the pack are covered with an auxiliary strip 24 outside of the corrugated strip so that the match sticks are engaged between the auxiliary strip and the corrugations upon one side of the corrugated strip. I provide ignition material at 25 near the outer edge of the strips that hold the match sticks against the auxiliary strip, or, more desirably, place the ignition material 25' in the corrugations 26 that receive the match sticks or in both places. When the cigarette and match are withdrawn simultaneously the match head passes through the passage containing the ignition material and is ignited.

In the structure shown in Figures 1 to 6 the cigarettes and matches are placed with their inner ends in the same plane, the inner ends of the cigarettes and match heads both resting on the bottom 2'7 of the packet drawer.

I find it more desirable to have the head of the matches project inwardly beyond the cigarette end in that the position of the match is then better for ignition of the cigarette when the two are withdrawn from the packet and illustrate this form of packet in Figures 7 and 8. In this form I provide the drawer portion of the packet with a false bottom 28 that receives the inner ends of the cigarettes, and perforate the bottom across the matches, the match sticks extending upwardly through the petticoated perforations into the seats between the corrugations 26 and the cover sheet 17.

When the match and cigarette are withdrawn simultaneously from this packet the petticoats 29 at the false bottom of the drawer member engage the match heads and offer considerable resistance to the passage of the heads and, as a result, the smoker when withdrawing the match, involuntarily exerts a force such as to result in a relatively high speed of withdrawal which insures ignition of the match when it passes through the ignition coat near the outer end of its casing.

I may provide the packet with two rows of cigarettes as shown in Figures 9 and 10 and in this event place the individual cigarettes in the corrugations upon the inner side of the corrugated strips 21 and 21 and place the matches 19 upon the outsides of these strips. Preferably I extend the false bottom member upwardly between the two rows of cigarettes to provide a separation between the cigarettes of the two rows as best seen in Figure 10.

In the forms shown in Figures 1 to 10 the matches are shown as having wooden shanks. However, I may use matches having paper shanks and have illustrated this in Figures 11 to 14. In Figure 11 the cigarettes 18 are round, as shown in Figures 1 to 6 and the shanks of the paper matches are arranged along the corrugations upon the outside of the corrugated strip 21 while the cigarettes are seated upon the corrugations upon the inside of the strip, the arrangement being generally the same as in the Figures 1 to 6.

It is sometimes desirable to have the cigarettes 18 of oval contour and in Figures 12 to 14 I show the shanks 30 of the matches placed perpendicular to the wall 24 of the packet and placed directly intermediate the successive cigarettes of the row. This arrangement presents the shanks of the matches in a position requiring them to be bent inwardly when the smoker takes hold simultaneously of the match and cigarette.

More desirably the cigarettes are presented at an angle with the wall 24 of the packet. This brings the shanks of the matches more nearly parallel to the adjacent surface of the cigarette and also makes it easier to take hold of the cigarette and match shank for withdrawal.

In Figure 15 I have shown a modified form of box lid wherein the cigarette is entirely enclosed within the inner casing or packet drawer. This drawer is supplied with two lid closures, 31 and 32, scored at 33 and 34 respectively. The lid 31 overlaps the lid 32 at 35 forming a tight closure at this point.

When it is desired to open the box, the packet drawer is pushed up until the scorings 33 and 34 are above the top of the outer covering 16, the two lids 31 and 32 are moved outwardly in opposite directions away from each other and folding open upon their respective scored lines.

In operation the smoker partially pulls the drawer portion out until the stick end of the matches are visible and in such position as to enable the user to grip them with the fingers. He then continues to hold the drawer and pull the match and cigarette clear of the package simultaneously, the match igniting during withdrawal and firing one end of the cigarette, the opposite end presenting an outwardly projecting free end for easy insertion into the mouth of the smoker.

In view of my invention and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art, to obtain all or part of the benefits of my invention without copying the structure shown, and I, therefore, claim all such in so far as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A packet containing cigarettes and matches, a match associated with each cigarette and in position for simultaneous withdrawal when the cigarette is withdrawn, and a corrugated strip between the matches and the cigarettes having each outer hollow containing a match and each inner hollow fitting about the side of a cigarette whereby minimal spacing between the cigarettes and matches and minimal thickness of the combined package is secured.

2. A packet containing cigarettes and a match associated with each cigarette in position for simultaneous withdrawal when the cigarette is withdrawn and ignition material placed in the packet in the'line of match withdrawal adapting the match to ignite during the simultaneous withdrawal of the match and cigarette.

3. A container, a succession of cigarettes therein and matches, one adjacent to each cigarette, for simultaneous withdrawal from the packet as the cigarette is withdrawn and, when in the packet, presenting its head inwardly beyond the entry end of the cigarette in combination with means for igniting the match during the simultaneous withdrawal of the cigarette and match.

4. A cigarette packet containing two rows of cigarettes for individual longitudinal withdrawal and matches placed along the outer side of each packet, one each for simultaneous withdrawal with the cigarette and ignition material along the path of match withdrawal igniting the match during the simultaneous withdrawal.

5. A packet, corrugated paper therein and a row of cigarettes seated in the corrugations on one side of the paper, a row of matches seated in the corrugations on the other side of the paper and presenting the stick ends adjacent the outer portions of the cigarettes, adapting the match and cigarette to be simultaneously withdrawn from the packet and ignition material in the path of the match heads during the simultaneous withdrawal for igniting each match during the withdrawal.

6. A packet, a strip of corrugated paper therein and cigarettes having an oval contour seated in the corrugations on one side of the strip, the ovals of the contours making an angle less than 90 with respect to the side of the packet, and

a row of matches having paper shanks seated in the corrugations on the other side of the strip, the paper shanks extending beyond the strip along a portion of the fiat side of the cigarette.

'7. In a packet containing cigarettes and matches positioned for simultaneous withdrawal, an outer casing, and an inner casing slidably fitted within the outer casing and having two lids adapted to fold outwardly away from each other to open and to overlap when closed.

8. In a packet containing cigarettes and matches parallel to each other, an outer casing, a corrugated strip having the hollows of the corrugations on one side fitting against the cigarettes and the intermediate hollows of the corrugations upon the opposite side of the material forming openings for matches and a scratching material upon the outer hollows of the corrugations in the parts of said hollows farthest away from the heads of the matches.

9. In a package for cigarettes and matches, walls forming a plurality of cigarette spaces side by side stopping short of the end of the box, walls forming compartments for matches adjacent to the respective cigarettes and in position to be withdrawn at one movement, one match with one cigarette, the heads of the matches extending further parallel with the lengths of the cigarettes toward the adjoining end of the box than the extension of the cigarettes and scratching material within the path of withdrawal movement of the matches whereby during the withdrawal of a cigarette and its corresponding match the match will be lighted in a position in advance of the end of the cigarette at the time of ignition.

RODNEY S. PULLEN. 

